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Oscar Showcase Tour 09 Pixar Gallery

Every year Pixar host the Oscar nominees for Best Animated Short. It's always an exciting chance for the filmmakers to interact with the artists at the studio. Follow their day in pictures.

Oktapodi's Emud Mokhberi, Robot Communications' Taki Tsuyoshi, Ron Diamond, Ed Catmull, Lavatory Lovestory's Konstantin Bronzit, Oktapodi's Olivier Delabarre, Oktapodi's Quentin Marmier, Gobelins' Eric Riewer, Oktapodi's Francois-Xavier Chanioux, and La Maison's Kunio Kato.

Every year Pixar host the Oscar nominees for Best Animated Short. It's always an exciting chance for the filmmakers to interact with the artists at the studio. Follow their day in pictures.

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Oktapodi's Quentin Marmier.

Oktapodi's Emud Mokhberi.

The tour loads the van for the trip to Pixar from the Sofitel Hotel.

Posing for one more group shot outside the hotel before heading to Pixar.

Presto director Doug Sweetland address his fellow Pixar artists.

Pixar employees pack the theater to watch the nominated shorts.

The filmmakers begin their special tour of Pixar studios.

Pixar's Andrew Gordon gets ready to take a pic of the nominees in the Lucky 7 Lounge.

Emud takes a pic as a memento of his time at Lucky 7.

The filmmakers get a chance to talk with Pixar artist, such as Tony Apodoca (r), over lunch.

Oktapodi's Olivier and Francois enjoy their lunch at Pixar.

Ron chats with Pixar artist and Oscar tour alum Andrew Jimenez after lunch.

Relaxing and chatting after lunch at Pixar.

The pensive Kunio Kato.

Pixar's Paul Topolos checks out Quentin's portfolio.

Konstantin likes to hang with incredible people.

Quentin leans on Dash.

The nominees check out things at the Pixar Studio Store.

Konstantin buys some souvenirs at the Pixar store.

Posing for a last minute pic under the giant Luxo Jr.

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